Premier League champions Liverpool host Aston Villa today in their first home game since their coronation.
The Reds have clinched the top-flight title but suffered a hangover from their celebrations in their heavy loss at Manchester City in midweek.
Jurgen Klopp and co will be eager to bounce back and properly enjoy their title success when they host Villa.
Dean Smith’s side are in desperate need for points as they remain in the bottom three.
Liverpool vs Aston Villa: Date and kick-off time
The Premier League tie will be held at Anfield on Sunday, July 5 and will kick-off at 4:30pm.
Liverpool beat Villa 2-1 in the reverse fixture in November thanks to Sadio Mane’s 90th-minute winner.
Villa’s last trip to Anfield ended in a 3-2 defeat in September 2015 with Daniel Sturridge scoring twice that day.
Liverpool vs Aston Villa: TV channel and live stream
The game is being broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League from 4:15pm.
It will follow their coverage of Newcastle vs West Ham which kicks off at 2:15pm.
Sky Sports customers can live stream this via the app using their mobile, tablet or computer devices.
If not, you can purchase a Sky Sports Day Pass from NowTV for £8.99.
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Liverpool vs Aston Villa: Confirmed teams
Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Keita, Salah, Origi, Mane.
Subs: Minamino, Roberto Firmino, Adrián, Shaqiri, Elliott, Williams, Wijnaldum, Jones, Henderson
Aston Villa XI: Reina, Konsa, Hause, Mings, Taylor, McGinn, Douglas Luiz, El Ghazi, Trezeguet, Grealish, Davis.
Subs: Samatta, Guilbert, Jota, Nyland, Ahmed El Mohamady, Lansbury, Vassilev, Nakamba, Hourihane
Liverpool vs Aston Villa: Match stats
- Liverpool have won their last four Premier League meetings with Aston Villa, by an aggregate score of 13-3.
- Aston Villa have only lost one of their last five Premier League away games against Liverpool (W2 D2), though it was in their last such visit in September 2015 (2-3).
- Five of Aston Villa’s last six Premier League wins against Liverpool have been at Anfield, in a run stretching back to April 1999.
- Liverpool versus Aston Villa has seen more away wins than any other fixture in Premier League history (20 – 14 for Liverpool, 6 for Aston Villa).
- Aston Villa have lost 13 of their last 15 away Premier League games against the side starting the day top of the table (D2), since beating Leeds 2-1 in January 2000.
- This will be Liverpool’s first home league match since being confirmed Premier League champions for the first time – the Reds are unbeaten in 56 home league games, winning the last 23 in a row.
- Aston Villa are winless in eight Premier League games (D2 L6), the longest current winless run in the competition.
- Liverpool have lost just one of their last 24 home Premier League matches against teams in the relegation zone (W17 D6), losing 3-2 at Anfield against Swansea City in January 2017.
- Mohamed Salah has scored 49 Premier League home goals in just 59 appearances for Liverpool and Chelsea combined. Should Salah score in this fixture, only Alan Shearer (47 games) would have taken fewer appearances to reach 50 home goals in the Premier League.
- In 16 games and 1254 minutes played in home games this season, Liverpool’s Roberto Firmino has had 49 shots, 16 on target and an expected goals value of nearly seven. However, the Brazilian is yet to score a league goal at Anfield this term.
